Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.3° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 4PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)5s
Afternoon (27 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (27 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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3
3
3
3
4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
5
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2
SSW
9
2
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
17
4
SSW
16
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
150
663
783
823
629
560
742
692
679
985
1293
1314
1408
1452
2186
4035
7914
4698
3811
3052
2717
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
SSW
0
W
5
N
15
S
5
S
15
NNW
15
W
15
SW
10
NW
15
NNW
5
N
0
E
5
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:05PM1.82m
5:27AM1.84m
5:50PM1.82m
6:15AM1.87m
6:38PM1.80m
Low Tide
10:54AM0.21m
11:18PM0.21m
11:43AM0.20m
00:05AM0.20m
12:34PM0.22m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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8:09
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7:07
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7:05
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8:28
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7:30
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7:30
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 mm
7
6
4
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Temp °C
5
5
7
7
6
6
6
6
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
10
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
-4
-1
-2
0
2
3
2
3
7
8
8
5
6
3
3
3
7
8
10
9
7
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